Thanks for playing and for the streak share — and both points are fair. There's actually a dedicated daily page at gridpaw.com/akari/daily/ (I've updated this post to link straight there — landing new players on the tutorial and making them hunt for the daily was a bad default, that's on me). The lit-cell contrast is a real one too; the glow is too subtle against the cream board, and a contrast pass for lit rows/columns is on the fix list this week. And yes, the 🔥 in the nav is exactly the daily — you found it.

Thank you @ChaoticNeutralCzech and @bneu for the detailed feedback — this is exactly the kind of report that makes the game better, and I'm sorry the lost run felt unfair. All three issues are now fixed and live (just refresh):

🐾 Drag feedback on touch: the selection now shows a solid highlight plus a live "2×3 = 6" size badge below the board, so you always know how many cells you've marked — no more counting under your thumb.

🐾 Numbers stay visible: cat ears no longer poke out of placed blocks, and shadows are softer, so numbers in neighbouring cells stay readable on complex boards.

🐾 Fairer lives: a drag that doesn't frame any number is now treated as a slip — no life lost. Only drags that actually frame a number but break the rules count as a mistake.

Also, if you only tried the daily so far: Classic mode has hand-graded levels from tiny 3×1 warm-ups up to dense expert grids, with a hint system (3 per level) and undo. Would love to hear how it holds up — keep the feedback coming, it really does get patched fast. 🐱

Quick follow-up since you both took the time to report: the selection feedback got another pass today. The size badge (e.g. 2×2 = 4) now follows your selection and flips to whichever side your finger isn't covering, so you can read the dimensions mid-drag without lifting a finger. Live on gridpaw.com now; the hosted builds on other portals will pick it up with their next update.

bneu's 14×14 case is exactly what this is for — if it still feels off on a phone, tell me.

dailyakari.com is a solid site — no argument there. GridPaw bundles Akari together with Shikaku, Pictomino and step-by-step hints on one site, so I think there's room for both. And 'slop' is fair criticism — if there's anything specific that reads that way to you, I'd honestly like to know.